Events
FNC Film Festival Showcases the Latest in Film, Video and Noteworthy Television
From its humble beginnings in 1971, the forward-looking film event Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) has provided Montreal audiences with the latest in film, video and noteworthy television. With a focus on bringing together like-minded creatives and fans of experimental films and documentaries, the annual fall celebration presents new works by some of the world’s […]
Food & Drink
This week Café Fest is celebrating Montreal’s indie coffee shops – $1 / $2 coffee offer on Sunday May 11
Many coffee drinkers started drinking coffee because of the burst of energy it gave, others including myself drink coffee because we enjoy it. Moreover, for Montrealers cafés exist intertwined in our ‘Joie de vie.’ Long before you could find a coffee shop in New York, Toronto, and the other US, Canadian cities, Montreal’s independent cafés […]
Lifestyle
National Magazine Lists Deux-Montagnes as Quebec’s Best Community: Montreal 296th Across Canada
According to Maclean’s Magazine, “Best Communities in Canada”, Quebec’s best two options are the Greater Montreal suburbs of Deux-Montagnes and Blainville, which respectively came in 48th and 51st in the 415 communities across the country. The national magazine selected, short health care wait times, affordable child care and a thriving cultural scene in its big […]
Explore
The Mount Royal tam-tams is one of the most original musical events in Montreal – The free festival takes place on Sundays.
Every Sunday afternoon from spring through fall, Montrealers gather in a circle on the slopes of Mount Royal and play their djembe, a goblet-shaped West African hand drum. The Mount Royal tam-tams, named for the drum beats that characterize its soundtrack is a loosely planned gathering which is popular with locals as well as tourists […]